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<a name="_Hlk490052374"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS –
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Baylor BSB Begins Road Stretch at No. 24 DBU<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Bears travel for five-consecutive games away from Baylor Ballpark<br>
</span></i><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">For more information contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Max Calderone, 254-265-1639,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">BAYLOR BEARS (16-11, 2-4 Big 12)</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Waco, Texas <br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> Big 12<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong><dfn><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://baylorbears.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1811"><span style="color:#154734">Steve Rodriguez</span></a></span></dfn> (Pepperdine,
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<a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/roster"><span style="color:#154734">Roster</span></a> | <a href="https://baylorbears.com/sports/baseball/stats/2022"><span style="color:#154734">Stats</span></a> | <a href="https://baylorbears.com/documents/2022/4/4/BU_BSB_Game_Notes_2022_28_DBU.pdf"><span style="color:#154734">Game
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666">BAYLOR</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"> (16-11, 2-4) vs<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> DBU </span></strong>(17-10,
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">April 5, 2022 • 6:30 p.m. CT</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dallas, Texas • Horner Ballpark (3,492)</span></strong><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">LIVE STATS: </span></strong><a href="https://www.statbroadcast.com/events/statbroadcast.php?t=1&gid=bay"><span style="color:#154734">BaylorStats.com</span></a><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">WATCH: </span></strong>ESPN+<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">LISTEN: </span></strong>Learfield / ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM & 92.3 FM<br>
<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> <em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Derek Smith (PxP), Joe Heineman (Analyst)</span></em><br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Baylor Social Media: </span></strong></span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://twitter.com/BaylorBaseball" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#154734;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="20" height="20" style="width:.2083in;height:.2083in" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image002.png@01D8484D.DC5158F0" alt="auto twitter icon"></span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"> </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/baylorbaseball/?hl=en" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#154734;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="20" height="20" style="width:.2083in;height:.2083in" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image003.png@01D8484D.DC5158F0" alt="instagram png"></span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"> </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/BaylorBaseball/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#154734;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="20" height="20" style="width:.2083in;height:.2083in" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image004.png@01D8484D.DC5158F0" alt="Facebook PNG"></span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Location: </span></strong>Dallas, Texas<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> MVC<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Head Coach:</span></strong> Dan Heefner (Oliver Nazarene)<br>
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<p><b>STORYLINES</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>LEADING OFF</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor begins its longest road stretch of the season with five consecutive games away from home, starting with a midweek contest at DBU on Tuesday.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears are riding a five-game winning streak, their longest since winning eight straight from March 30 to April 10, 2021.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is coming off a three-game series sweep over East Tennessee State, its first sweep of 2022.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU has scored 61 runs during its five-game win streak.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears have tallied at least two extra-base hits in each of their last six games.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor continues to turn double plays at a high rate, leading the Big 12 and ranking third in the nation with 29 total twin killings, 1.07 per game.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears rank fourth in the Big 12 with a 4.27 ERA, while current members of the weekend rotation boast a combined 2.27 ERA.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears are 5-4 against ranked opponents in 2022, with wins over No. 23 Duke, No. 23 UCLA, No. 7 LSU and No. 21 TCU.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor stays close to home in 2022, as 43 of its 52 regular-season contests will be played in the state of Texas.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b>BY THE NUMBERS </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor leads the all-time series 53-27 over DBU.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Under seventh-year head coach Steve Rodriguez, the Bears are 7-2 against the Patriots.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• DBU took the most recent meeting, 5-4, on March 11, 2020, in Waco, the final game before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the 2020 season.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is 4-1 at Horner Ballpark during the Rodriguez era.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears are 48-16 in midweek contests under Rodriguez, including a 5-1 mark so far in 2022.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b>PROBABLE STARTERS</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Tuesday, April 5 • 6:30 p.m. CT • <b>LHP Matt </b><span class="scayt-misspell-word"><b>Voelker</b></span><b> (1-4, 5.17 ERA)</b> vs. RHP Zach Heaton (1-1, 4.08 ERA)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>• Tuesday's game will be streamed on ESPN+.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Fans can also tune in to ESPN Central Texas 1660 AM and 92.3 FM for the Baylor radio broadcast, featuring Derek Smith (Play-by-Play) and former BU relief pitcher Joe
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Heineman</span> (Analyst) on the call.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b>BEARS BATS HEATING UP</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• In their last 10 games, the Bears have erupted for 115 hits as a team, posting a .308 batting average.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor has scored 88 runs over that span, including a three-game stretch with 46, it's most since April 24-28, 2018, when BU scored 51 in a three-game span.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears have tallied 36 extra-base hits over that stretch, including seven games with at least three such knocks.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU has eclipsed double-digit hits six times in that span.<br>
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<p><b>TURNING TWO</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor leads the Big 12 and ranks third nationally with 29 double plays turned in 2022 (1.07 per game).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears turned five double plays during their series at Oklahoma.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Tre Richardson has an assist in 25 of those 29 twin killings so far this season.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears rolled just 33 double plays in all of 2021 (0.65 per game).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><b>WE WENT TO JARED</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor slugger Jared McKenzie is starting to heat up, going 18-for-45 (.400) over his last 10 games.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The third-year sophomore preseason All-American has raised his batting average to .283 for the year with four three-hit performances over that span.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Eight of those 18 hits have gone for extra-bases, as McKenzie has tallied five doubles, one triple, and two HRs.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Round Rock, Texas, native hit his third HR and second inside-the-parker in Friday's series opener against
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">ETSU</span>. It is unclear when the last time was when a Baylor player, or Big 12 player, hit two inside-the-park home runs in the same season.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• He previously circled the bases for an inside-the-park home run in Game 2 of Saturday, March 12's doubleheader against Columbia.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• His first inside-the-parker was Baylor's first since March 19, 2011, when Chris Slater did so against Texas Tech.<o:p></o:p></p>
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